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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1978
Nandyal
Winner — 1978
BOJJA VENTATAREDDY
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.8%INC(I) 47.6%5 others 2.6%
Votes
37,470
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,693
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,03,119
A closely fought contest. BOJJA VENTATAREDDY won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOJJA VENTATAREDDY | Janata | 37,470 | 49.8% |
| 2 | NABI SAHEB S.B. |  INC(I)INC | 35,777 | 47.6% |
| 3 | SUNKANNA | IND | 489 | 0.7% |
| 4 | NORELLA SUNDARA RAJU | IND | 462 | 0.6% |
| 5 | LAZARUS PURSHOTHAM | IND | 419 | 0.6% |
| 6 | MAHABOOB KHAN | IND | 368 | 0.5% |
| 7 | B.C.SUBBARAYUDU | IND | 221 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.4% · min 2.3% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.8%INC(I) 47.6%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,966
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,742 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population2.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation64.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.8%
Health insurance67.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.